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Monday, 17 April 2017

USA SALES MARCH - The Three pointed Star grows again in March, Smart & Commercial are down through.

Mercedes-Benz today reported record first quarter year-to-date volume at 79,141 units, up 4.5% from 2016. March sales of 29,092 increased 3.3% from the same month last year.

Adding 2,871 units for Vans and 389 units for smart, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) achieved a grand total of 32,352 vehicles for the month, up 2.0% from a year ago. Year-to-date, MBUSA also achieved a record close of 87,635 units, up 3.9%.

"We're pleased about our record-breaking first quarter for Mercedes-Benz in 2017," said Dietmar Exler, president and CEO of MBUSA. "We look forward to strong momentum with a number of AMG product launches in the coming summer months as we celebrate AMG's 50th anniversary."

Mercedes-Benz volume leaders in March included the C-Class, GLE and E-Class (including the CLS) model lines. The C-Class took the lead at 8,021, followed by the GLE sales of 4,919. The E-Class rounded out the top three with 4,690 units sold.

Mercedes-AMG high-performance models sold 3,195 units in March, with a total of 8,339 units sold year-to-date (up 44.6%).

Separately, Mercedes-Benz Certified Pre-Owned (MBCPO) models recorded sales of 9,907 vehicles in March, an increase of 5.6% when compared to the same month last year (9,390).

Mercedes-Benz
Passenger Vehicles

Mar-17

Mar-16

Monthly %

YTD 2017

YTD 2016

Yearly %

B-CLASS

50

66

-24.2%

159

161

-1.2%

CLA

1,079

2,242

-51.9%

4,010

6,884

-41.7%

C-CLASS

8,021

6,658

20.5%

20,619

17,839

15.6%

E-CLASS/CLS

4,690

4,095

14.5%

12,316

9,585

28.5%

S-CLASS

1,434

1,332

7.7%

3,648

4,167

-12.5%

SLC

361

314

15.0%

865

850

1.8%

SL

262

304

-13.8%

724

887

-18.4%

AMG GT

103

140

-26.4%

277

361

-23.3%

GLA

1,714

2,205

-22.3%

5,915

6,843

-13.6%

GLC

3,126

4,871

-35.8%

8,956

10,998

-18.6%

GLE

4,919

4,730

4.0%

12,906

12,341

4.6%

GLS

2,938

858

242.4%

7,741

3,880

99.5%

G-CLASS

395

349

13.2%

1,005

973

3.3%

TOTAL

29,092

28,164

3.3%

79,141

75,769

4.5%

Vans1

2,871

3,072

-6.5%

7,433

7,240

2.7%

smart

389

479

-18.8%

1,061

1,300

-18.4%

MBUSACombined Total

Mar-17

Mar-16

Monthly %

YTD 2017

YTD 2016

Yearly %

GRAND TOTAL

32,352

31,715

2.0%

87,635

84,309

3.9%

1Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner Sprinter and Metris Vans are sold and marketed in the U.S. by Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler Vans USA, respectively.